Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Can't Hide What I Feel ❯ CEWIF-Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

Hello everybody and here is chapter 10! I'm sorry about the format in chapter 9 too, I tried to fix it but no such luck but you guys still seemed to like it anyway. Oh and I keep on confusing people by calling Yami Malik just plain Malik so now I'll call him Marik so not to confuse you any further and try to remember that in any of my stories I don't use just plain Hikari Malik I only use his Yami, but regardless starting chapter 10 Malik is now named Marik. Anyway ENJOY!

Ryou walked cautiously inside his apartment, still not sure if Bakura would be angry with him or not. He was thankful that Seto was with him, even in Bakura's worst state he wouldn't even yell at him with other people around…except for Marik that is. Bakura wasn't home though but Ryou shrugged it off and walked up to his room Seto following slowly behind him. Ryou was slightly surprised to find Marik sitting upon his bed/

"Marik? What are you doing here?" Ryou asked

"Waiting for you to come home, Bakura felt something wasn't right with you two days ago and needless to say when he got home and you where nowhere to be found he got a little worried about you." Marik said standing

"He…he was worried?" Ryou asked in slight disbelief

Marik smiled slightly at him. "…He may act like a heartless bastard Ryou, I should know, but he does care about you as a person not only a Hikari." Marik said with a sigh. "Unfortunately that doesn't mean there won't be hell to pay when he and Joey come home." He said

"Joey?!" Seto said startling Marik who hadn't noticed him

"Y-yeah, Joey was worried as well…He was the first one we called when we couldn't find Ryou. We thought with the two of them dating in all Joey would know where he was, but he didn't, and offered to help Bakura search for him." Marik said

"Why didn't you look with him?" Ryou asked

"We thought it best one of us stay here in case you come home, I volunteered." Marik said

"I'm not staying though." Ryou said grabbing a bag.

"Wait a minute where are you going now? And where have you been?" Marik asked

"I'm going over to Setos place for a while, and that's where I was the past few days." Ryou said simply while he grabbed some clothes placing them in the bag neatly.

Marik shook his head "I wont stop you or anything but its no wonder that Joey was so angry with you the other day, and why he thought you were cheating on him." Marik said

"I never cheated on him! I never even thought about it! How the hell do you even know about that?" Ryou asked glaring at Marik

Marik just rolled his eyes. "He asked Bakura if you were before they left to go search for you. He has a reason for being so suspicious." Marik said

Ryou shook his head furiously. Joey was actually helping Bakura to find him? Why would he care after what he did? Did he want to talk or something, did he think Ryou wanted to ever see him again because he most certainly never wanted to lay eyes upon him again much less talk with him. Ryou swallowed his angry emotions as he looked at Marik and without a single thread of emotion he spoke.

"You can tell Joey I never want to see him again, tell him to never come within five feet of me ever again." Ryou said walking out of his room past Marik and Seto.

Seto was about to leave himself but Marik grabbed him by the arm.

"Wait, what happened did they break up or something? Was that the disturbance Bakura felt? Because Joey was obviously sorry for what ever he did to Ryou." Marik said

"What exactly did he tell you?" Seto asked

"He said he and Ryou got into a fight and that he accused Ryou about cheating on him, with you nonetheless. He said he did and said some pretty stupid things and he needed to talk to Ryou…and that he was probably responsible for Ryou running off without a trace too." Marik said, "What really happened?" Marik asked

Seto closed his eyes tightly "If I could tell you I would but…it's not my place. Will you tell Bakura where Ryou is but do not say anything to Joey about it?" Seto asked

"Yes." Marik said releasing his arm and looking at Seto curiously

"Thank you." Seto said as he rushed downstairs to meet Ryou. "Let's go." He said simply as he wrapped an arm around Ryou's shoulder protectively.

During the walk home Ryou didn't say a word, Seto tried to strike up a conversation with him but to no avail. Ryou was in his own little world and it didn't take much now to corrupt his thoughts and hurt him. This was not to say that Ryou wasn't strong he was, very strong indeed actually, but no one has ever violated Ryou like Joey had…and Joey being his lover made it that much worse. They finally reached the mansion and he lead Ryou to a spare room and Ryou still stayed silent. Seto didn't try to make him talk he was obviously thinking and Seto didn't find it right to disturb his thoughts as he put Ryou's things away.

"Seto?" Ryou asked barely audible.

Seto merely smiled at him as he sat beside him.

"Have you ever been in love before, besides with me that is?" Ryou asked

"Yes…but it didn't work out." Seto said a bit sadly

"What's the point then? Why do we put our hearts, the most fragile part of us, on the line just for love…it's a mistake." Ryou said

Seto smiled at Ryou softly "I just say that loving might be a mistake but it is worth making. Love is the one thing on this earth that is actually good, that is worth saving and keeping. It's the best emotion you will ever possess."

"But its also the worst pain I have ever felt…he ripped my innocence away from me but he also ripped my heart. I truly loved him Seto, I would have willingly given myself to him if he had given me that chance…" Ryou trailed off

"Ryou…" Seto said embracing him "He doesn't deserve you, he never did…I loved you long before he ever did and trust me I would never hurt you the way he did." Seto said

Ryou lowered his head and rested it upon Setos chest as he sighed heavily as Seto held the young boy in his strong arms. Seto softly kissed Ryou on the forehead and gently rocked him.

"Why do you think he's looking for me?" Ryou asked

Seto sighed "He's probably looking for forgiveness…do you plan to give it to him?" Seto asked

"I…I don't know. On one hand I want to put this all behind me, on the other hand I want him to suffer, like I have. I will forgive him eventually but probably will be a while before I do." Ryou said

Seto nodded his head. "Why don't we go out? Get your mind off such topics?" Seto suggested.

"I'd like that…but I thought I was supposed to take you out?" Ryou said with a slight smile.

"Well, I was hoping that we could consider this an actual date…with us together…would you mind that?" Seto asked

"Not at all…I would love it." Ryou said smile widening.

I have to go now…Military Ball, I'll try to update later ;)